Could this have been us?

Taken from the BBC article anatomy of a transfer.. Would be a typical Malky no nonsense approach?

"One club signed a player who broke their transfer record this summer but simply refused to pander to the agent. When the player checked in at his hotel ahead of the medical, no room was booked for the agent. No flight had been booked. Their deal was with the player. But agents should not be seen as the bad guys, they are advisors and, like referees, you don't hear much from the very best ones"